Alabama Sex Offenders

Alabama Sex Offender’s Law makes sure all sex offenders get registered in the state. Sex offenders register their current address, email and other relevant information. The local law enforcement agencies in Alabama receive this information. The state of Alabama adopted this law after the death of Megan Kanka in New Jersey.

Megan Kanka died in the hands of a convicted sex offender. Her death led to the “Megan’s Law” aimed at protecting the public from sex offenders. The law also limits the tendency of sentenced offenders to re-offend.

Alabama Sex Offender Registry

The State’s sex offender’s Law stipulates that offenders submit their information to the local law enforcement agency at 3- months’ intervals.

The law also states that the offenders should notify the registry on change of place of employment or residency.

The Registry verifies this information before making them available for the public on the internet. This information protects the citizens of Alabama from sex offense and limits the chances of re-offending.

Alabama currently has over 14,000 registered sex offenders. The Registry updates this information from the local law enforcement.

Rape (2nd
degree), provided that a sentencing court may exempt a juvenile
criminal sex offender or youthful offender criminal sex offender who
is 16 years of age or older for engaging in sexual intercourse with
a member of the opposite sex who is between the ages of 12 and 16 -
ALA. CODE 13A-6-62 § (West2008).

Any
solicitation, attempt, or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses
listed above.

Any crime
committed in any state or a federal, military, Indian, or a foreign
country jurisdiction which, if it had been committed in this state
under the current provisions of law, would constitute an offense
listed above.

Information maintained in Alabama Sex Offender Registry

ALA. CODE § 15-20-21 (West 2008)

(3) Community notification flyer. This notification shall include the following information on the criminal sex offender:

name

sex

complete
physical description

address of
residence

address of
employer (if any)

address
where offender attends school (if applicable)

sex offense
history including a statement of a criminal sex offense for which
offender was convicted

age of the
offender’s victim

the
geographic area where sex offense occurred

the date
upon which the offender will be released

fingerprints

photograph

Community Notification and Websites

ALA. CODE § 15-20-25 (West 2008)

(b):

A community notification flyer shall be made by regular mail or hand-delivered to all legal residences required by this section.

Also, any other method reasonably expected to provide notification may be utilized, including, but not limited to:

posting a copy of the notice in a prominent place at the office of the sheriff and the police station closest to the declared residence of the released criminal sex offender, publicizing the notice in a local newspaper

posting electronically, including the Internet, or other means available

Limitations
on Residency or Employment

ALA. CODE §
15-20-26 (West 2008)

(a): Adult
criminal sex offenders may not live or work within 2000 feet of a
school or childcare facility.

(b): Sex
offenders may not live where a minor resides unless the offender is
the parent, grandparent or stepparent of the minor.

(c): Adult
criminal sex offenders may not live with minor if:

the
offender’s parental rights have been terminated

the minor
child was the victim of the offender, or

the offender
has ever been convicted of a criminal sex offense involving a child

(d): No adult
criminal sex offender shall willfully or knowingly come within 100
feet of any of his or her former victims, except as elsewhere
provided by law, or make any visual or audible sexually suggestive or
obscene gesture, sound, or communication at or to a former victim or
a member of the victim's immediate family.

(f): No child sex
offender may loiter or work within 500 feet of a school, child care
facility, playground, athletic field or facility for educating
minors.

Duration
of Registration

ALA. CODE §
15-20-33 (West 2008)

Adult
criminal sex offenders are subject to registration and notification
for life.

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